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William Verstille (ca.1757-1803)[1] was an American artist who worked in Boston,[2] Philadelphia[3] and New York. He specialized in portraits. Examples of his artwork reside in the collections of the Harvard Art Museum, Massachusetts Historical Society, Metropolitan Museum of Art,[4] Museum of Fine Arts Boston,[5] New York Historical Society, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Smithsonian,[6] and Yale University.

References

  1. ^ Deaths. Boston Gazette, Dec. 8, 1803
  2. ^ "William Verstille, miniature painter ... Tremont Street, directly opposite the mansion house of Patrick Jeffrey. ... Specimens of Mr. V.'s performance may be seen ... at the book-store of messrs. West & Greenleaf, Cornhill." Independent Chronicle and the Universal Advertiser; Date: From Monday, August 31, -to Thursday, September 3, 1801
  3. ^ Independent Gazetteer.; Date: 10-18-1783
  4. ^ Metropolitan Museum of Art (October 2006). "William Verstille: George Henry Remsen (68.222.10)". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York.
  5. ^ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  6. ^ Smithsonian

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Verstille.
  • William Dunlap (1918), History of the rise and progress of the arts of design in the United States, Boston: C.E. Goodspeed & co., OL 7047620M
  • Theodore Bolton (1921), Early American portrait painters in miniature, New York: F. F. Sherman, OCLC 2100044, OL 6639319M
  • Accounts of William Verstille. Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin 25, Jan. 1960

Images

  • G.H. Remsen by Verstille (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
    G.H. Remsen by Verstille (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
  • Unidentified man by Verstille
    Unidentified man by Verstille
  • S.H. Ward by Verstille
    S.H. Ward by Verstille
  • Unidentified man by Verstille
    Unidentified man by Verstille
  • Mrs. Moses B. Russell by Verstille
    Mrs. Moses B. Russell by Verstille
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